REDWOOD CITY — A 39-year-old South San Francisco man who was shot in the arms last week when he allegedly pointed a 9 mm handgun at an officer has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges including assault and brandishing, according to prosecutors.

Mario Garcia entered his plea at an arraignment Tuesday afternoon, said San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

According to prosecutors, Garcia was intoxicated and got into a fight with his sister”s boyfriend on March 31 at a home they shared on the 600 block of Hemlock Avenue. He allegedly put the boyfriend in a headlock and choked him until he almost passed out. Prosecutors said Garcia also threw a wooden statue at the boyfriend during the scuffle.

The sister called 911 when Garcia headed toward the garage, where he kept a gun in a safe, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said an officer arrived to find the boyfriend shirtless and suffering from a head injury. The officer told him to sit on the curb. Around the same time, the sister walked out of the home carrying her 1-year-old child and told the officer Garcia had a gun.

Garcia then emerged with a gun in his hand, according to prosecutors. He allegedly ignored the officer”s commands to drop the weapon and instead pointed it at the officer, who shot him in the arms.

Prosecutors said Garcia went back inside and put the gun in the safe. That”s when his mother left the home. The sister”s other 3-year-old child remained in his bedroom the entire time.

Garcia finally crawled out of the home and surrendered, telling the officer he planned to sue him, according to prosecutors. At the hospital, he also allegedly told a San Francisco officer “you”re dead.”

Wagstaffe said Garcia faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of felony charges including assault, brandishing a firearm, criminal threats and illegal possession of a firearm.

Garcia, who remains in custody in lieu of $500,000 bail, is due in court for a preliminary hearing on April 18.